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WEBCherokee leaders hopeful for ‘fair’ car tag compact. Sep 27, 2024. As negotiations with the state plod along for the Cherokee Nation’s longstanding motor vehicle compact, tribal leaders have expressed renewed optimism now that Gov. Kevin Stitt appears to be open to a deal tailored to the tribe.
Housing Authority of Cherokee Nation accepting Lease to Home …
WEBOct 16, 2023 · TAHLEQUAH – The Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation is accepting applications for its Lease to Home Ownership Programs that provide an affordable path to home ownership for Native Americans residing within the Cherokee Nation Reservation.
Cherokee Nation to get $1.8B in federal COVID relief
WEBMay 24, 2021 · TAHLEQUAH – According to a May 21 Cherokee Nation press release, the tribe is set to receive $1.8 billion in COVID-19 recovery funds via President Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act. The release states Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner’s proposed spending plan for …
National Portrait Gallery announces teen portrait competition
WEBAug 28, 2024 · WASHINGTON – The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has announced its 2025 Teen Portrait Competition, which is open to students between the ages of 13 and 17 residing in the U.S. and its territories. Teens are invited to submit original digital photography to this national competition hosted by the Portrait Gallery’s Teen Museum Council.
2024 Cherokee Phoenix Seven Feathers honorees announced
WEBAug 16, 2024 Updated Aug 16, 2024. After accepting nominations for the Cherokee Phoenix’s sixth annual Seven Feathers Awards, this year’s winners have been selected. FILE PHOTO. TAHLEQUAH – In November, the Cherokee Phoenix will honor Cherokee Nation citizens who work to make the world a better place in the areas of …
The Cherokee Clan System | Education | cherokeephoenix.org
WEBFeb 10, 2006 · The Cherokee Clan System. Cherokee society is historically a matrilineal society and clanship is attained through the mother. Prior to Oklahoma statehood, the women were considered the head of household, and the home and children belonged to her should she separate from a husband. There are seven clans: A …
Online renewal for car tags goes live Sept. 1 | Services ...
WEBAug 28, 2015 · TAHLEQUAH, Okla. -- Starting Sept. 1, Cherokee Nation citizens will be able to renew their car, truck, motorcycle and personalized motor vehicle tags online at www.cherokee.org. Cherokee Nation Tax Commission Administrator Sharon Swepston said the online renewals are expected to save citizens considerable amounts of time.
1839 Cherokee Meat Co. expands operational efficiencies with …
WEBJun 28, 2024 · The tribe received nearly $250,000 as part of the Local Meat Capacity Grant to purchase new equipment for the 1839 Cherokee Meat Co. that will increase overall operational efficiencies.
Tribal lore, beliefs surround rare eclipse event | Culture ...
WEBMar 30, 2024 · Tribal lore, beliefs surround rare eclipse event. The path of totality and partial contours crossing the U.S. for the 2024 total solar eclipse occurring on April 8, 2024. In this 2017 archive photo, Cherokee Nation employees Callie Benoit, Cora Lathrop and Lula Elk use protective eyewear to observe the 2017 solar eclipse from the tribe’s One ...
Inner workings of the Cherokee Clan System
WEBOct 10, 2022 · Inner workings of the Cherokee Clan System. Cherokee artist Roy Boney depicts the seven Cherokee clans, each representing an animal or attribute of Cherokee people. The clans are Paint, Wild Potato, Deer, Bird, Long Hair, Wolf, and Blue. In the center of the seven-pointed star, outlined by each …